Bridle



UNITED STATES EDVARD MOEVERS, OF SUSANVILIJE, CALIFORNIA.

BRIDL.

SPCPCATION forming part of Letters' Patent Na 368,601, dated August 23,189.7.

Application iiled June 15, 1887. Serial No. 241,321.

(No niolel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MoEvnRs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Susanville, in the county of Lassen and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridles; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

. exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bridles; and it consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of the same, all as will behereinafter fully described.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention,in which- Figure l represents a perspective view of my device,and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view.

Referring by letter to the accompanyingdrawings, A is the bridle,consisting of the checkrein a, overdraw or face-piece b, crownpiece c,throat-strap d, and bite. The facepiece is constructed with forked endsf aud g, which latter are provided with buckles h, for adj listingthesame to the bit, andthe endsfare provided with loops z', throughwhich passes the check rein leading from the bit to the waterhook on theharness. The forked ends f afo resaid pass through runners j in rear ofthe rosette k, which latter is attached to the crownpiece c on eitherside thereof by a screw, Z.

It will be seen that the overdraw or face-piece consists of a singlepiece 'forked at both ends. The ends g are designed to be attached tothe bit-rings or the sliderugs on a four-ring bit or a compressor of aRockwell7 bit, and are so constructed that the face-piece can be takenup or let out, and it will be further observed that 1 the overdraw isbelow the ears of the horse and that no brow-band or cheek-pieces areused in connection with the bridle, and that I simply use the ordinarycrown-piece with a throatlatch,which latter may be made with one or twobillets at either end, forming the forked end of a common crown-piecewhich are used one for the throat-latch and the other for the attachmentof blinkers,if desired 5 andthe rosette consists of the cover-plate andrunner, made integral and the screw, which latter passes through thecrown-piece below the horses ears and is screwed into the threadedperforation of the runner.

By the construction of a bridle as above set forth the same can be madelight, afford coolness to the head of the animal, it is simple as wellas cheap to manufacture, and being a com plete overdraw without runningover the top of the horse's head, thus leaving the foretop perfectlyfree, and at sametimeis ornamental.

W'hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a bridle, the combination ofthe runners le, constructed asdescribed, face-piece b, crown-piece c, having,` the throat-latch d,checkrein c, bit e, and driving-reins, all as shown, and for the purposeset forth.

2. In combination with the crow apiece, facepiece, and checkrein, therunner having` the threaded perforation and the clamping-screw,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD MCEVERS.

Witnesses:

C. MeOLAsKnY, L. P. SPENCER.

